Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 1,708 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay stood at 1,708 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay peaked at 2,427 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,612 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,253 1000 ha | 1,861 1000 ha | 2,427 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,665 1000 ha | 1,612 1000 ha | 1,786 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,790 1000 ha | 1,708 1000 ha | 1,844 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,081 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Uruguay was 1,708 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,427 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,612 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.